County Geology of Ireland: Tipperary

County Geology of Ireland: Tipperary

13/08/2009

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​The Geoschol initiative or "Geology for schools in Ireland" was a project funded as part of the Griffith Geoscience Research Awards by the then Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources. The working group involved members of the Geology Department in Trinity College Dublin, the National Museum of Ireland in Dublin, the Ulster Museum in Belfast and Geological Survey Ireland. Rocks sets, posters for the classroom, an activity book and county geology leaflets including this one were produced and circulated to all primary schools between 2007 and 2009.

This leaflet provides an overview of the geology of County Tipperary and is an ideal introduction to the topic.

The Geology highlights of County Tipperary include Cooksonia an early land plant, the Rock of Cashel, Slieveardagh Coalfield, the Killaloe Slate and Slievenamon pebble beds.